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RECENT CELEBRATIONS

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Weaver's Sanitation

New Corporate Headquarters, Maintenance Garage,etc.

820 S. Breezewood Rd.- Breezewood

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

O-burg Creamery

213 Heritage Road - Osterburg

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

State Farm - Agent Michael Meehan

Monday, November 1st - 1:00pm (tentative)

133 S. Richard St.-Bedford

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Life-Sized Gingerbread House

Monday, November 7th - 10:00am

Omni Bedford Springs Resort

10th Anniversary Celebration

Read to Feed Bookstore

Wednesday, November 9th - 11:30am

Woodbury Area Community Center

4100 Woodbury Pike - Woodbury

20th Anniversary Celebration

Altoona First Savings Bank - Everett Branch

Friday, November 18th - 1:00pm

112 Willow Grove - Everett

75th Anniversary Celebration

Bedford County Toys forTots

Friday, November 18th - 4:30pm

At the Russsell House - 203 S. Juliana St. Bedford

Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Coldwell Banker SKS Realty

(Business Expansion)

Tuesday, December 6th - 1:00pm

129 S. Julian St. - Bedford

November 3rd - Women in Business Fall Conference

November 25-27, Dec 2-4, 9-11, 16-8, 12-23 - Holiday Nights of Lights

(Santa at the Coffee Pot Fridays and Saturdays thru Dec.23)

December 2nd - Government: It's Your Business Luncheon

December 10th - Breakfast with Santa

December 15th - Holiday Business After Hours/Open House

January 19th -Government: It's Your Business Reception

All adults in Pennsylvania are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, \

along with youth 12 and older.

Click below for local provider websites to schedule your vaccination:

News from the

PA Chamber

Ballots in undated envelopes won’t count, Pa. court says

By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press  - November 1, 2022

Pennsylvania officials cannot count votes from mail-in or absentee ballots that lack accurate, handwritten dates on their return envelopes, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday, a week before tabulation will begin in races for governor, the U.S. Senate and the state Legislature. The court directed county boards of elections to “segregate and preserve” those ballots. The justices split 3-3 on whether making the envelope dates mandatory under state law would violate provisions of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states that immaterial errors or omissions should not be used to prevent voting. Written opinions laying out the court’s reasoning were not immediately available. Pennsylvania counties have reported receiving more than 850,000 completed mail-in ballots from the roughly 1.4 million that voters have requested. About 70% of requests have come from Democrats and about 20% from Republicans.

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Election official: Pa. voters should now hand deliver mail-in ballots

By Eric Scicchitano, The Tribune-Democrat -  November 1, 2022

With less than one week until in-person voting begins, Pennsylvania’s top election official encourages all who planned to vote by mail to return their ballots by hand to ensure their votes are received and counted. Election Day is Nov. 8. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. When polls close, so does the window to turn in mail-in and absentee ballots. The U.S. Postal Service expedites election mail and the average delivery time for ballots to be returned to election offices is two to three days, Leigh Chapman, acting secretary of the commonwealth, said. However, Chapman said it’s best to be certain that ballots are received on time. To do so, she said voters should simply turn them over to their respective county election offices or, where available, drop boxes and satellite election offices. “For those who still have their mail ballot, I repeat, hand-deliver it as soon as possible to be sure your county election office receives it before the deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day,” Chapman said Tuesday. Military and overseas ballots have a later deadline: Nov. 15. Pennsylvania closed its voter registration period with 8,872,968 voters. Of that, 1,419,140 applied for a mail-in ballot with 918,975 already having been returned by noon Tuesday. The deadline to request a ballot expired at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Pennsylvania’s elections received heightened interest given the characters and stakes involved.

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Northeast bucks trend of falling gas prices on tight supply, analyst says

By Brian C. Rittmeyer, TribLive  - November 1, 2022

While the national average price of gasoline has come down for a third straight week, the Northeast, including the Pittsburgh region, is bucking the trend because of tight supply, an industry analyst said. The national average fell about 5 cents per gallon in the past week and was averaging $3.72 on Monday, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy. But in the Pittsburgh area, the average increased nearly 4 cents in the past week to $3.98, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 731 stations. Pittsburgh-area prices are about 11 cents higher than a month ago and about 44 cents higher than a year ago. Prices range from $3.66 to $4.19, a difference of 53 cents, according to GasBuddy. “The national average is closing in on the previous low from September, which was interrupted when refinery issues caused prices to skyrocket in the West and Great Lakes,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “With those issues addressed, the West has seen prices plummet, including a nearly 90-cent-per-gallon decline in California in less than a month. Compare that to the Northeast, where prices have jumped some 10 to 25 cents per gallon, demonstrating there’s much regionality to current gasoline price trends.

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ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH

       Election Day: Polls are open on Tuesday, November 8, from 7:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Find your polling location here.

o   Click here for more information including what to do if you did not return your mail-in or absentee ballot.

·        Endorsements: ChamberPAC, the political arm of the PA Chamber, has endorsed a number of candidates for state House and state Senate who have demonstrated a deep commitment to supporting and advancing pro-growth policies. You can find a list of those state candidates here.

o   Note: The PA Chamber does not endorse in federal races. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed in several Pennsylvania races. Click here for more information.

For more information about Pennsylvania’s elections, click here.